IT 370 Telecommunications
This course teaches students fundamental data communications concepts, practical examples of communication Networking to which students can relate. The course encourages creative thinking in the application of data communication Network and encourages independent study of the communication field and distance education environment. The students become more aware through discussions of technical aspects of telecommunications, how telecommunication Networks are constructed, managed and the types of communication Networks in use in the business world. Conceptual topics include Fundamentals of data communications, communication media, communication equipment and terminals, data transmission, Protocols, Network and Telecommunication Basics, Telecommunication and Network Standards, the Internet, addressing and services, Distributed Networks, Telecommunication Software, and security.